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I raised that same exact question earlier. This is high on my priorities. At least something similar. Either by using My Maps or if they develop some type of favorites that we can use Voice to navigate to, I think this would be a great addition!

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That works somewhat well, I have to get used to it. But it does seem to lead you into a circle of menus and I often cannot navigate to the point I had selected. I wish it were slightly more streamlined.

But the key question we were raising was to do it using the Voice Search. I want to be able to say "Navigate to House" or "Navigate to Parents".

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This needs some serious work. I hit 'voice button, speak name of contact that includes an address, and it does list options to call that contact at top of page - but no option to 'navigate to address. Heck, I speak a name, and top 3 choices are to call guy's home, mobile and work number, but no actual option to OPEN the contact.

Also, while actual navigation is 'arm length interface', searching for a place to go to is most assuredly not. Once it processes that voice command of yours, the displayed results are downright tiny.

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Does anyone know if there have been any developments made in the STILL roundabout way you have to get to "Navigate to a Contact"

Right now I have still have to make like 8 steps, which is about 5 too many
for example:

Go to Maps

Hit Menu / Options Button

Hit Directions Button

Make sure Car (Driving Directions) is Selected

Tap the End Point Button

Tap the Contacts Option (1st on the list)

Select the Contact I want to Navigate To

Finally Click GO

It should be as simple as

Click Maps

Hit Options

Navigate to Contacts button

Select Contact to Navigate to

You're done, and it starts the calculations

I have looked and looked for a SIMPLE APP, that simply pulls the address from the contact list, and lets you create a shortcut to "Navigate to Address" and you can have a shortcut / icon on the home screen.

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It's not a real "fix" but I created a shortcut in Car Home for my house and other contacts that I frequently navigate to. It involves far fewer steps and there are plenty of spaces for shortcuts in the new Car Home.

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I have placed the blue Navigation icon in my car dock and use that. Select 'contacts' and it pulls up everyone in your contacts that has a saved address. Select the one you want and it immediately starts up, the nice lady starts barking directions right away.